Wow, that’s handy, Larry! Way to go! Cheers, Christine
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Larry Colen >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 12:40 AM >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss List >>>> Subject: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment >>>> >>>> A few nights ago, Nicole sent me a link to this gadget, which basically >>>> works as a socket rail for lenses: >>>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1338372981/lensracks-quick-change-camera-gear-storage-system/description >>>> >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, they don't support Pentax lenses. But that did give me >>>> an idea for carrying my lenses. I've been using one of these Matin bags >>>> in the top of my camera bag to carry several of my primes: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/25894521892/in/album-72157666133893582/ >>>> >>>> >>>> I made a quick and dirty prototype using some of the less than wonderful >>>> cheap back caps (they say PK on them) >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/25894503112/in/album-72157666133893582/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Which allows me to carry the lenses in my bag like so: >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/25894519362/in/album-72157666133893582/ >>>> >>>> >>>> If it seems promising, I'll pick up some of the fotodiox lens caps and >>>> make a better unit, probably bolting the lens caps down to whatever I >>>> use for a base rather than just glueing them down. >>>> >>>> If I had a 3-d printer, it would be tempting to make a rail with the >>>> mounts for the three lenses based on this design: >>>> http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:184905 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
